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Sustainability ProgramSustainability Program

Margi LifseyODOT Sustainability Program Manager

ACEC/ODOT ConferenceApril 21, 2009

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• Overview of Sustainability Program• Defining Sustainability • Sustainability Plan Volume 1: Setting the

Context• Current Successes in Sustainability• Plans for the next volumes of the

Sustainability Plan• Climate Change

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Executive order 00-07

Oregon Sustainability Act

Executive order 03-03

“The state of Oregon shall develop and promote

policies and programs that will assist Oregon to meet

a goal of sustainability within one generation – by

2025.”

Created Oregon Sustainability Board

Created Institute for Natural Resources

Identified goals for the State of Oregon

“Oregon's economic recovery will be aided by establishing a commitment to lasting solutions

that simultaneously address economic, environmental and community well-being. We

should not continue to trade one essential aspect of well-being off against another, but we should take actions that will sustain Oregon's assets and put Oregon on the path to long-term prosperity

in all aspects of life.”

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Executive order 06-02

House Bill 3244

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Legislative Bills

Assigned actions and goals for the Oregon Sustainability Board and state agencies: o Assist local governments and the

private sector with the development of sustainability practices

o Promote sustainable economic investment and development

o Advance sustainability performance in state government

Created Oregon Sustainability Board as a

permanent, advisory board

Bills from 2009 legislative session coming soon….

ODOT issues comprehensive Sustainability Plan Volume 1

ODOT issues first Sustainability Plan

ODOT forms Sustainability Council

ODOT plans to release Sustainability Plan Volume 2

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Sustainability ProgramSustainability Program

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Coordination and PartnershipsCoordination and Partnerships

• Oregon Sustainability Council• Interagency Sustainability

Working Group

Created by the Oregon Sustainability Act of 2001 Legislative Session

• Lead by Secretary of State • Assigned sustainability actions to state agencies• Added sustainability to state benchmarks, tracked by Oregon

Progress Board in Oregon

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Defining SustainabilityDefining Sustainability

Sustainability is using resources in a manner that enables people to meet their current needs while allowing for future generations to meet their needs.

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Oregon Transportation Plan: Goal Oregon Transportation Plan: Goal 44

“To provide a transportation system that meets present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs from the joint perspective of environmental, economic and community objectives. This system is efficient and offers choices among transportation modes. It distributes benefits and burdens fairly and is operated, maintained and improved to be sensitive to both the natural and built environments.”

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  ODOT’s Goals: • Improve safety• Move people and goods efficiently• Improve Oregon's livability and economic prosperity

Goals of the Sustainability Program:• Meet ODOT’s goals in a manner that does not

compromise the needs of future generations• Incorporate Sustainability in ODOT’s day-to-day

business and operations

Putting Sustainability in Context of Putting Sustainability in Context of ODOT’s GoalsODOT’s Goals

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How does Sustainability relate to Climate Change?

Sustainability, in a broad sense, is the ability to maintain a certain process or state.

Mitigation for impacts of Climate Change involve strategies to reduce and conserve energy and material use.

Sustainability balances social, economic and environmental needs in the on-going process of achieving ODOT’s goals. The reduction and conservation of carbon-emitting energy sources and materials are part of that process.

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Climate Change

International Panel on Climate Change (2007)– Warming of the

climate system is unequivocal

– Humans are responsible for most of the warming in the last half century

– Likely range of warming: from 1.1°C to 6.4°C by 2100

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Impacts of Climate Change

“Oregon is particularly vulnerable to global warming because much of the economy is dependent on freshwater, and much of that freshwater comes from mountain snow pack.”*

*Source: The Economic Impact of Climate Change in Oregon: A Preliminary Assessment

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Climate Change: CO2 Emissions by Sector

CO2 Emissions by Sector

2006Agriculture

2%

Residential20%

Commercial17%

Transportation32%

Industry29%

Source: EPA, Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2006, Table 2-14

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Climate Change: Mode Share of Emissions

Mode Shareof CO2 Emissions

Motorcycles0.1%Pipeline

2%Rail2%Ships,

Boats4%

Aircraft12%

Other trucks18%

Light-duty Trucks27%

Autos35%

Source: "Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation" (TRB 290), Table B-2

All Road Vehicles: 79%

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Climate Change: Fuel Share of Emissions

Fuel Shareof CO2 Emissions

Diesel20%

AllOther 5%

Gasoline63%

Jet Fuel12%

Source: "Potential Impacts of Climate Change on U.S. Transportation" (TRB 290), Table B-2

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Transportation Factors that Effect Climate Change

Operational emissions– VMT, fleet mix, speed, fuels used for vehicles

and/or transit

Related or indirect emissions– Changes in travel activity on other roadways,

mode shift– Induced/displaced land use

Construction and maintenance emissions– Extent of activity and type of materials

Upstream/downstream emissions (i.e., lifecycle emissions)– Well-to-pump emissions for fuels– Manufacture and disposal emissions for vehicles

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Climate Change in Oregon

2007: Oregon legislature set statewide goals:

•10% below 1990 GHG levels by 2020•75% below 1990 GHG levels by 2050

2008: Governor’s Climate Change Integration Group: A Framework for Addressing Rapid Climate Change

A “framework for making intelligent and well-informed choices” to “lead the world to an environmentally sustainable and globally competitive state economy”

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Climate Change ActivitiesClimate Change Activities

• Oregon Global Warming Commission

• ODOT Climate Change Executive Committee

• ODOT Climate Change Technical Committee

• Member of Greenhouse Gas Interagency Team

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ODOT’s Strategic Plan for ODOT’s Strategic Plan for SustainabilitySustainability

Volume 1: Setting the Stage, the Vision for ODOT’s Sustainability

Volume 2: Sustainability Management for ODOT’s Internal Operations

Volume 3: Sustainability Management for Oregon’s Transportation SystemGreen Roads: Design and Construction at

the Project-level

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Introduction to Introduction to Focus AreasFocus Areas

(1) Health And Safety(2) Social Responsibility(3) Environmental Stewardship(4) Land Use And Infrastructure(5) Energy And Climate Change(6) Material Resource Flows(7) Economy

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Sustainability LensSustainability Lens

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Current SuccessCurrent Success: Greening the : Greening the FleetFleet

Anti-idling Technology and Energy Savings• Anti-idling technology in all new and some older 10-yard, 5-

yard and 1 ton trucks• Truck and message board lights using LED lights• LED arrow board signs

Alternative Fuels• In fiscal year 2007, 13% of diesel fuels ODOT purchased

were B20• Wide-range of biofuels in different temperatures to meet

different types of machinery• On track to meet governor’s goal of 25% alternative fuels by

July 2010

Alternative Vehicles• Replacing light fleet with hybrids or cars that use bio-diesel• Pursing funding for electric cars and electric trucks

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Current SuccessCurrent Success: : FacilitiesFacilitiesAll new major facilities are built to Leadership in

Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Standards

The new Maintenance Yard in Baker City, District # 13, Region 5 is currently being built (in background picture).

•Solar panels•LEED equivalence rating•Exterior colors selected for heat rejection/retention•Premium quality electric motors for greatest efficiency•R30 insulation and R17 insulated overhead doors•Motion sensor lighting•High efficiency water well pumps•Commercial sand filter sewage treatment•Biofilter site drainage treatment

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Current SuccessCurrent Success: Economics: Economics

ODOT Region 1 retrofitted over 95% of its signals and flashers with power-saving LED lights

Energy Savings: equivalent to the power need for over 140 homes annually

Prior to the retrofit, ODOT’s Region 1 had an annual electric bill of over $1.2 million dollars

50% of the costs were from energy used for signal and flashers

Cost Savings: $110,000 per year

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Green Construction and DesignGreen Construction and Design

Construction is both internal and external to ODOTCurrently, ODOT is practicing sustainability in:

• OTIA III Bridge Delivery• Recycling and reuse of materials

More work to be done in 2009-2010

• Green Roads Research Partnership• Internal subcommittee on green construction

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Volume 3: A Sustainable Transportation System

Accessibility - the ability to reach desired goods, services, activities and destinations

Efficient Mobility – physical movement of persons or goods in a way that optimizes the transportation system

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Sustainable TransportationSustainable Transportation

“We have three challenges before us.

First, we must identify the needs of a transportation system that meets the demands of a 21st century economy.

Second, we must do so in a way that complements our efforts to reduce our carbon footprint.

Third, as we turn more and more to alternate modes of transportation – and less on fuel-run vehicles – we must also explore alternative ways to fund our transportation system in a way that is sustainable for the long-term.”

Governor Ted Kulongoski, August 30, 2007

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Energy AlternativesEnergy Alternatives

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Cleaner, Smaller, More Efficient Cleaner, Smaller, More Efficient VehiclesVehicles

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Use of More Efficient ModesUse of More Efficient Modes

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Reinvigorate RailReinvigorate Rail

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Emissions per mode

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System OptimizationSystem Optimization

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Existing ODOT ProgramsExisting ODOT Programs• Office of Innovative Partnerships

and Alternative Funding

• Public Transit Division• Transportation Options

• “Drive Less, Save More”

• Rail Division

• Transportation and Growth Management Program

• Bicycle and Pedestrian Program

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2009 Bills related to 2009 Bills related to Sustainability and Climate Sustainability and Climate

ChangeChangeCarbon (cap and trade) bills – SB 80, SB 603Low-carbon fuel standard - HB 2186Invest in clean energy – HB 2121, HB 2180, SB 168Promote energy efficiency – SB 79, SB 201, HB 2180, HB 2181Plus, economic stimulus money directed to energy efficiency, renewable energy and diesel-reduction emission projects

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Status of State Legislative Status of State Legislative ProposalsProposals

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Questions?Questions?Margi LifseySustainability Program ManagerOregon Department of TransportationDirector's Office355 Capitol Street NESalem, OR 97301Phone: (503) 986-3491Email: Marjorie.C.Lifsey@odot.state.or.us